SAT Vocab 4

Question 0

quiescence

Answer 0

state of being at rest or without motion; stillness

Question 1

paean

Answer 1

A song of praise or triumph

Question 2

jaded

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Worn out

Question 3

plenary

My stomach is planary

Answer 3

Full; entire; absolute

Question 4

resurgent

Answer 4

Rising or tending

Question 5

scruptous

Answer 5

Making sure all details are perfect

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caterie

Answer 6

A clique; a group who meets frequently, usually socially

Question 7

sumptous

Answer 7

Involving great expense; splendid; lavish

Question 8

ubiquitous

Answer 8

(Adj) present everywhere

Question 9

fallacious

Answer 9

(Adj) misleading; deceptive

Question 10

peruse

Answer 10

To read carefully; to study (v)

Question 11

pragmatic

Answer 11

Practical; sensible; down-to-earth: hardheaded

Question 12

vestige

Answer 12

A trace of something that no longer exists (n)

Question 13

presage

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1. An omen

2. A foreshadowing characteristic

Question 14

imprecate

Answer 14

1. To pray for evil; to invoke a curse

Question 15

objure

Answer 15

To give up

Question 16

accolades

Answer 16

(N) approving or praising mention

Question 17

embellish

Answer 17

(V) to improve by adding details

Question 18

rudimentary

Answer 18

Elementary

Question 19

catharsis

Answer 19

A purging or relieving of the body or soul

Question 20

vertigo

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A sensation of dizziness

Question 21

voracious

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Greedy in eating

Question 22

adamant

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Not yielding, firm- refusing to be persuaded

Question 23

reverie

Answer 23

(N) daydream

Question 24

misanthrope

Answer 24

A person who hates or distrusts everything - AKA HATER

Question 25

heartened

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Discouraged; depressed

Question 26

foster

Answer 26

encourage; nurture; support

foster the people

Question 27

morose

Answer 27

gloomy

Question 28

wane

Answer 28

to gradually become less; to grow dim (waning crescent)

Question 29

perquisite

Answer 29

a tip in addition to regular income(n)

Question 30

cloying

Answer 30

causing disgust or aversion through excess

Question 31

termagent

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a constantly quarrelsome woman; a shrew (n)

Question 32

connotative

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(adj) containing associated meanings in addition to primary one

Question 33

reciprocal

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mutual; having the same relationship to each other

Question 34

callow

Answer 34

immature

Question 35

amiable

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friendly

Question 36

knavery

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a dishonest act

Question 37

parse

Answer 37

to separate (a sentence)

Question 38

improvident

Answer 38

not providing for the future

Question 39

indolent

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(adj) not wanting to work

Question 40

usury

Answer 40

the lending of money w/ an excessively high interest rate

Question 41

intractable

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stubborn; not easily taught or disciplined

Question 42

unalloyed

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pure, high quality

Question 43

artifice

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artful device

Question 44

epicure

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a person who has a good taste in food or drink

Question 45

obeisance

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(n). a gesture of respect or reverence

Question 46

banal

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trite; w/out originality or freshness

Question 47

resonant

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resounding (adj)